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… was born on 6 July 1903 in Birmingham, England, the son of Florence Tromans and her husband, Edward Blaiklock, a foreman in the electrical department of a local steam engineering firm. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1909, arriving in Auckland in August. In October 1910 Edward Blaiklock …
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… on 12 August 1893 in Bondi, Sydney, Australia, the daughter of Stephen Anthony (formerly Nowinsky), a Polish … Suckling, an optician and fellow Brethren. They settled in Auckland, but in 1918 moved to Wellington where eventually … of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, and a founding member of Soroptomist International (New Zealand), …
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… identification In New Zealand censuses from 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe(s) to … 2013 census: 10,053 Major regional locations Waikato: 3,621 Auckland: 1,860 Ngāti Raukawa (unspecified) 1991 census: … 2013 census: 4,785 Major regional locations Waikato: 1,236 Auckland: 1,008 …
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Part of story: Ngāti Raukawa
… 10 January 1839 at Bradley, Staffordshire, England, the son of Charles Smith, a monumental sculptor, and his wife, Maria … apprentice gunsmith at the Royal Small Arms factories of London and Enfield and then at the Royal Arsenal, … armourer to the New Zealand field forces. He arrived in Auckland on the African in 1861. There, on 24 December that …
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… November 1884 at Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand, the daughter of Mary Brown, a Canadian by birth, and her husband, … moved around the Wesleyan preaching circuits, reaching Auckland province when Elsie was 16. She attended the … she was able to equip a laboratory said to have been one of the most up to date in a New Zealand school. As botany …
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… they are going out to gather kaimoana (seafood), they are often only going for pāua and kina. Pāua Pāua ( Haliotis iris ) are found in crevices, on the undersides of reef shelves, and clinging to rocks in channels through … a group. The daily limit is 150 per person, except in the Auckland and Coromandel fishing area, where it is 50. …
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Part of story: Mātaitai – shellfish gathering
… born probably in 1813 or 1814, in Valetta, Malta, the son of Henry Nixon, an army officer, and his wife, Elizabeth Browne. After graduating … and soon became an advocate of the demands of South Auckland landholders for access to Maori 'waste land' in the …
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… was born in Giessen, Germany, on 12 June 1901, the second of three daughters born to Bruno Paul Eduard Henneberg, a university professor, and his wife, Helene Mathilde Fritze. Her parents … sons sought refugee status in New Zealand. They arrived in Auckland in April 1952. The tall, thin, silver-haired German …
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… in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, on 27 August 1879, the son of Robertson Blair Robertson, an oil merchant, and his wife, … New Zealand, in early 1906. That year on 20 June, in Auckland, Robertson married Emmeline Constance Maxwell … fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was a founding fellow of the College of Surgeons of Australasia …
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… Waitākere Ranges Rugged forested range of hills (reaching 450 m), stretching north-west from the … rainfall is 2,000 mm – compared with 1,268 in central Auckland. Felling frenzy Between 1840 and 1940, 23 timber … Memorial Park, marking the centenary of Auckland’s founding. Today the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park includes …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… The sport of yachting had its origins on the River Thames in … hold an annual regatta, usually on the anniversary of its founding. There were races for local trading vessels and for … The open sailing-boats which played a big part in early Auckland anniversary regattas were called peach boats. They …
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Part of story: Sailing and windsurfing
… Richard Atkinson Abbott was born on 6 January 1883 in Auckland, the son of Samuel Litton Abbott, a farmer, and his wife, Constantia … and Company and the Dilworth Trust Board. Abbott was a founding member of the New Zealand Institute of Architects …
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… One of New Zealand's greatest aviators, Keith Logan Caldwell was … and his wife, Mary Dunlop McKerrow. The family moved to Auckland when Keith was still young. He was educated at … community activities, played golf and tennis, and was a founding member and first club captain of the Auckland Aero …
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… Hastings on 13 December 1917, the third child in a family of five. His father, William Cattley Hay, a farm labourer, … Back in New Zealand the family lived in Dannevirke, then Auckland. Keith left school in standard six to split … in 1985 as the ‘turning-point in New Zealand’ and became a founding member of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens to …
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… Withers was born in Wellington on 1 May 1903, the daughter of Elizabeth Robins and her husband, John Talbot Withers, a … Several Arts in Christchurch and the New Vision Gallery in Auckland. Through the Handweavers’ Guild, founded in … another piece in the ‘Water grasses’ series. Lough was a founding member of the New Zealand chapter of the World …
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… century faith in medical science when she wrote in favour of founding National Women’s Hospital: ‘New Zealand thinks of … was completed at the city’s public hospital in 1978. In Auckland, the services of the local St Helens hospital were …
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Part of story: Hospitals
… bird, usually only glimpsed briefly as it dashes in and out of hiding. It is related to the more familiar weka, but is … rushes or grasses. Females may lay two or more clutches of around five light-pink or buff eggs from September … in rubbish tips. They feed mainly at dawn and dusk. Auckland Island rail The Auckland Island rail ( Dryolimnas …
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Part of story: Wetland birds
… (mother) Betty Wark worked with ‘at risk’ Māori youth in Auckland for more than 30 years. The product of a difficult childhood, she struggled to provide a family … a bed, a hot meal, help with addiction, and the prospect of education and reconnection with a resurgent Māori …
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… New Zealand was one of the last major land areas to be settled. Before humans arrived, more than 80% of the country was covered in evergreen forests, consisting … faster than native trees. Painting the landscape In 1956, Auckland businessman Sir Henry Kelliher set up annual awards …
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Part of story: Landscapes – overview
… Aberdeenshire, Scotland, probably on 28 June 1832, the son of Rachel Gray and her husband, George Fraser, an iron … attending a local school he was apprenticed at the age of 14 to Hall, Catto, Thompson, and Company, engineers and … The couple embarked on the Cornubia , arriving at Auckland, New Zealand, on 30 April 1855. They immediately …
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